This week, Therevada Buddhist monk Bhante Suddhaso will lead a group of New Yorkers in meditation at the city’s Museum of Modern Art.
Famous street artist “invades” Bhutan with Buddhist-inspired mosaics
The French street artist “Invader” recently installed eleven mosaic artworks in Bhutan inspired by Buddhism and Buddhist culture.
Rock garden made of sugar memorializes Japanese Canadian forced labor on sugar farms
The garden, made of granulated beet sugar, pays tribute to the experience of Japanese Canadians forced to work on sugar beet farms.
National Gallery of Australia unveils giant sculpture of sleeping Buddha covered in of Western figures
The 18-meter-long Buddha and the figures sitting on it are reconstructions of classical works.
Wabi Sabi Is Imperfect Beauty
Wabi sabi — a philosophy with roots in Zen tea ceremonies — posits that beauty lies in what is flawed.
The Zen of Joan Didion
Her masterpiece The Year of Magical Thinking is a meditation on the human mind both pointed and profound. David Swick profiles Joan Didion, a great American journalist observing her own mind and experience.
Zen-informed musician Tyshawn Sorey wins $625,000 “Genius Grant”
Tyshawn Sorey performing in Brooklyn, NY, 2014. Photo by Steve Pisano, via Feast of Music.“It’s the biggest honor I’ve ever received in my life,” Sorey told the Hartford Courant. “I’m still processing it.”
Groundbreaking Scholar Timothy Morton Wants Philosophers to Face Their “Buddhaphobia”
Philosopher Timothy Morton is injecting Buddhism into Western philosophy in a way that’s never before been done.
Everything Is Joyous: An interview with John Giorno
In the midst of New York City’s celebration of vital poet, pop artist, and Buddhist, John Giorno, Lauria Galbraith speaks with him about his art and inspirations.
These Beautiful Photos Chronicle a Search for Light and Enlightenment
David Gabriel Fischer’s ongoing photo journal gives viewers a glimpse into a mind and world defined by Zen.